This is what happens when two metalheads try to write a pop song

How easy is it to write a pop song? These two metal fans find out.

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There’s a consensus amongst certain areas of the metal community that all of pop music is dross and could be written by a deaf one-armed chimpanzee. And yes, the lyrics to Rihanna’s Work aren’t going to set the world on fire, but surely it’s not as easy as it looks to create some pop magic? Well, it’s time to find out…

YouTuber Jared Dines and his mate Vince Mindas gave themselves 24 hours to write and record a pop song and the results aren’t actually that bad! Considering both Jared and Vince are solid metal fans, they have an ear for a catchy poppy hook. The lyrics are stereotypical and meaningless (“You were lookin’ so fine, you made me unwind” isn’t going to win a Pulitzer any time soon), but you could say that about most of the UK Top 40. Have you actually sat down and read Ed Sheeran’s work?

And there’s something really fun about watching a very hairy man singing like a cheesy X Factor hopeful.

The full lyrics to the as-yet-unnamed song are as follows:

Remember the day I brought you flowersTook you too the beachAnd we talked for hoursYou were lookin’ so fineYou made me unwindI could hardly breatheWith you sittin’ next to meIn a beautiful sceneryEverything we had was so surreal

It felt unreal

I’d like to read some letters I wrote for youDidn’t have the courage to send them on the internetIf I had it my way you’d be hereBut you’re not and I swear its okay

I’ll wait for youBecause true love doesn’t just come over nightBut I’m lost without youAnd I’m trying not to fightThis feeling inside meAnd I know that if you had one wish you’d make it rightIf I had it my way you’d be coming over every night

Taking myself back on all the moments we hadJust can’t help but to wonder if you’re thinking of me when I’m thinking of youBut now I’m right here right now, finding myself alone and lost without youI love the way you look at meYou make me feel free